Task Force 30

Emirau Landing
1944/05 - 07
Hunter Killer Group - 1944/05 - 1944/06 - Hoggatt Bay
Stalemate II.
"KING II." - Leyte Landing
Iwojima Bombardement 44/11/11-12
Mindoro Landing
"MIKE I." Luzon Landing
"ICEBERG" - Okinawa Landing
1945/07 - 08 - Home Land Raids
Homeland Occupation

Emirau Landing

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TG 30.?

MarineDiv1

DE	Whitehurst, Osterhaus, Acree
AO	Kankokee, Escambia, Atascosa
LSD	Epping Forest, Gunston Hall, Lindenwald

44/03/22	30.? departed Esp. Santo
44/03/26	30.? - Whitehurst, Atascosa detached to refuel TF 39

1944/05 - 07

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TG 30.3

AGP	Mobjack
LCI
PT

44/05/1?

Mobjack joined at Treasury Is.

Hunter Killer Group - 1944/05 - 1944/06 - Hoggatt Bay

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TG 30.4 - 44/05

Cap William V. Saunders

CVE	Hoggatt Bay
DD	DesDiv93: Hoel, McCord, Heermann, Hazelwood
DE	CortDiv39: George, Raby, Spangler CortDiv40: England

44/05/16	departed Tulagi
44/05/19	England sinking I-16 (05°10' S., 158°10' E.)
44/05/22	Hoggatt Bay and DDs departed Majuro England sinking RO-106 (01°40' N., 150°31' E.)
44/05/23	England sinking RO-104 (01°26' N., 149°20' E.)
44/05/24	England sinking RO-116 (00°53' N., 149°14' E.)
44/05/26	Hoggatt Bay and DDs joined England sinking RO-108 (00°32' S., 149°56' E.)
44/05/27	George, Raby and England arrived Manus for fuel, ammo and provisions
44/05/28	DEs departed Manus (Spangler joined)
44/05/31	N of Bismarck Archipelago - Hazelwood, McCord, England, George, Raby sinking RO-105 (00°47' N., 149°56' E.)
44/06/04	arrived Manus for supplies

TG 30.4 - 44/06

Cap William V. Saunders

CVE	Hoggatt Bay
DD	DesDiv41: Taylor, Nicholas (till 06/14), O'Bannon, Hopewell
DE	England

44/06/08	30.4 Navy patrol plane reports IJN SS North of TG
44/06/10	30.4 N of Bismarck Archipelago - Taylor sinking RO-111 210 nm NNW of Kavieng (00-26N, 149-16E)
44/06/13	30.4 - England disjoined at Treasury Islands
44/06/14	30.4 - Nicholas disjoined
44/06/15	30.4 - back in Blanche Harbor
44/06/19	30.4 end antisubmarine patrol off Solomons

Stalemate II

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TG 30.7 - Hunter Killer Group

Cap William V. Saunders

CVE	Hoggatt Bay (VC-14)
DE	Steele, Bebas, Samuel S. Miles, Seid (till 10/27)

TG 30.8 -Fleet Oiler and Transport Carrier Group

CTG Cap Jasper T. Acuff

CVE	Barnes, Nassau (from 09/01), Nehenta Bay, Sargent Bay, Steamer Bay, Sitkoh Bay, Rudyerd Bay
DD	7: John D. Henley/GF, Thatcher, Capps, David W. Taylor, Hall, Paul Hamilton
DE	15: Kyne, Levy, Parks, Wesson, Mitchell, Swearer, Elden, Halloran, Straus (from 09/17), Bangust, Waterman, Wyman, Weaver, Lamons CortDiv11: Osterhaus/DF, McConnell
AO	24: Millicoma, Schuykill, Lackawanna, Cimarron, Neosho II, Kaskaskia

DD	David W. Taylor
DE	Elden
AO	3: Lackawanna

TG 30.18

Evans

44/08/20	30.8 - Paul Hamilton joined
44/08/26	30.8 - Thatcher + AOs departed Eniwetok
44/08/29	30.18 - departed Manus
44/08/31	30.8 - Thatcher + AOs arrived Manus 30.8.10 departed to refuel TF's 38, 34
44/09/01	30.7 sail from Manus 30.8 - Nassau joined
44/09/02	30.8 - Sitkoh Bay, Barnes, Wesson departed from Eniwetok 30.8.? refueled TG 38.2
44/09/06	start support "STALEMATE II." 30.7 - join TF 38 for Palau prelanding strikes
44/09/08	30.7 - detached from TF 38 30.8 refuel TF 38(AOs Lackawanna, Cimarron)
44/09/10	30.8 - Sitkoh Bay, Barnes, Wesson arrived Manus
44/09/11	30.8 refuel TF 38 30.18 - Evans detached to carry intel. photos to ComAirFor5
44/09/12	30.8 - AO Millicoma and Schuykill collided off Palus
44/09/16	30.8 refuel TF 38 (CVE Barnes, Sitkoh Bay; AO Kaskaskia)
44/08/17	30.8 - Straus joined
44/09/22	30.8 - Wesson, Mitchell escort AO Guadalupe from Manus to Palaus
44/09/23	30.8.16 refuel TG 38.1
44/10/03	30.7 off Palau (19° 17' N, 118°08'E) - Samuel S. Miles - sinking I-364 end support "STALEMATE II."
44/10/28	30.7 arrived Ulithi

KING II." - Leyte Landing

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TG 30.2

CTG RAdm Allan E. Smith

CA	CruDiv5: Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City
DD	DesRon4: Dunlap, Fanning, Cassin, Downes, Cummings, Case

TG 30.3

DD	Woodworth (10/20-10/2?)

TU 30.3.1 - "Crippled Division 1"

CVL	Cabot, Cowpens
CA	Canberra II, Wichita (ComCruDiv16)
CL	Santa Fe, Birmingham, Mobile, Houston II, Vincennes II, Oakland
DD	Cowell, Caperton, Cogswell, Healy (till 10/19) DesRon12 (from 10/24): McCalla/SF, Farenholt, Grayson DesRon46/DesDiv91: Charrette, Conner, Bell

	DesRon52:	The Sullivans, Stephen Potter
AT	Munsee, Pawnee

TU 30.3.2

TG 30.3 - x Leyte

CTG RAdm Laurence T. DuBose (ComCruDiv13)

CA	Wichita, New Orleans
CL	Santa Fe/GF, Mobile

DD	(Cap C.R. Todd - ComDesRon50): Patterson, Bagley
	DesRon50:	DesDiv99: Clarence K. Bronson, Healy, Cotten, Dortch DesDiv100: Cogswell, Caperton, Ingersoll, Knapp

TG 30.7 - Hunter Killer Group

CTG ?

CVE	Anzio/GF (VC-82)
DE	5: Lawrence C. Taylor, Melvin R. Nawman, Tabberer, Bebas CortDiv72: Robert F. Keller Oliver Mitchell (from 11/0?)

TG 30.8 - At Sea Logistic Group

CTG Cap Jasper T. Acuff

CVE	Altamaha, Barnes, Sitkoh Bay, Cape Esperance (from 11/02), Nassau (till 11/05), Kwajalein (from 11/05), Shipley Bay, Steamer Bay, Nehenta Bay, Sargent Bay, Rudyerd Bay
DD	John D. Henley/GF, Evans, Dewey, Thatcher, Capps (till 11/22), David W. Taylor( till 11/22), Hall, Paul Hamilton DesRon61: Lyman K. Swenson (till 10/26)
DE	Kyne, Levy, Parks, Swearer, Elden, Martin, Lake (from 44/11), Halloran, Hilbert, Bangust, Waterman, Weaver, Lamons, McCoy Reynolds (10/2?-10/3?) CortDiv11: Osterhaus/DF, McConnell (till 11/05), Rall (from 11/0?)
AO	Mississinewa (till 11/20), Millicoma, Kennebago, Tomahawk, Platte, Tappahannock, Pecos, Schuylkill, Escambia, Neosho II, Saugatuck, Sabine, Nantahala

TU 30.8.?

CVE	Nehenta Bay, Steamer Bay, Sitkoh Bay, Nassau
DE	Wesson

TU 30.8.3

Evans

TU 30.8.8

Pecos

TU 30.8.10

DE	Wyman (till 10/20)

TU 30.8.16

Riddle

TG 30.9

ARG

Mindanao

44/10/04	30.8.? departed Manus
44/10/06	30.2 departed Saipan
44/10/09	30.2 shell Marcus 30.8 refuel TG 38.1
44/10/11	30.8 refuel TG 38.1
44/10/12?	30.2 arrived Saipan
44/10/14	30.3.1 - created
44/10/15	30.8 - Escambia refuel TG 38.2
44/10/16	30.3.1 - Houston II again hit by torpedo (20-54N, 125-09E) 30.2 joined TG 38.1 30.7 departed P.H.
44/10/17	30.3.1 - Santa Fe disjoined
44/10/18	30.3.1 refuel from TU 30.8.8
44/10/19	start support "KING II." 30.8 - Neosho II refuel TG 38.2
44/10/20	30.3.1 - The Sullivans, Stephen Potter, Cowell disjoined 30.8.10 - Wyman disjoined
44/10/21	30.3.1 - Cowpens, Wichita, Grayson disjoined
44/10/22	30.8.? - Sitkoh Bay, Wesson departed for Manus
44/10/23	30.7 arrived Eniwetok 30.8 - Saugatuck refuel TG 38.2
44/10/25	30.3 created from TF 38 - finishing damaged Main Force ships - Hacuzuki (20-24N, 126-20E)
44/10/27	30.3.1 arrived Ulithi 30.7 departed Eniwetok for Ulithi
44/10/28	30.8 - Sabine refueled TG 38.2 and TG 34.5 30.8.3 departed to Ulithi
44/10/29	30.8.? - Sitkoh Bay, Wesson arrived Manus
44/10/30	30.8.3 arrived Ulithi
44/10/31	30.8 refuel TG 38.2
44/11/01	30.7 arrived Ulithi
44/11/02	30.8 - Cape Esperance joined
44/11/03	30.8 refuel TG 38.2
44/11/04	30.7 departed Ulithi - ordered to help damaged Reno
44/11/05	30.7 rendezvoused Reno - supplies delivered to crippled ship 30.8 - Kwajalein joined, Nassau detached to TU 12.16.1, McConnell disjoined
44/11/07	30.8 refuel TG 38.2
44/11/08	30.7 left Reno to rendezvous with TG 30.8
44/11/16	30.8 refuel TF 38
44/11/17	30.7 - VC-82 (Anzio) and Lawrence C. Taylor sinking I-26 E of Samar (12-44N, 130-42E)
44/11/18	30.7 - VC-82 (Anzio) and Lawrence C. Taylor sinking I-41 E of Samar (12-44N, 130-42E) 30.8 refuel TF 38
44/11/20	30.8 - Osterhaus disjoined, Mississinewa sunk at Ulith, Rall sinking miniSS
44/11/21	30.8 refuel TG 38.1, 38.2
44/11/22	30.8 - David W. Taylor, Capps transferred to TF 38
44/11/29	30.8 - Wesson arrived Manus

Iwojima Bombardement 44/11/11-12

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TG 30.2

CTG RAdm Allen E. Smith

CA	CruDiv5: Chester, Pensacola, Salt Lake City
DD	Cummings, Case, Cassin, Dunlap, Ellet

44/11/08	30.2 departed Ulithi
44/11/11	30.2 shell Iwojima
44/11/12	30.2 shell Iwojima
44/11/14	30.2 arrived back to Ulithi

"LOVE III." - Mindoro Landing

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TG 30.7 - ASW Group

Cap G.C. Montgomery

CVE	Anzio/GF (VC-82)
DE	Lawrence C. Taylor, Melvin R. Nawman, Oliver Mitchell, Tabberer CortDiv72: Robert F.Keller

TG 30.8 - At Sea Logistical Group

CTG Cap Jasper T. Accuf

CVE	Shipley Bay (replacement planes)
DD	Thatcher (12/19-01/07), Kalk (12/16-12/23), Thorn
	DesRon1:	DesDiv1: Dewey/SF, MacDonough, Hull DesDiv2: Aylwin/GF, Farragut, Dale, Monaghan

DE	Kyne, Swearer, Wesson, Donaldson, Stern (12/12-12/25), Lake, Lyman, Bangust (from 12/16), Crowley(from 11/21), Reynolds, Waterman, Weaver, Lamons, Hilbert
AO	12: Munsee, Kennebago, Nantahala
ATF	Jicarilla

TU 30.8.12

CTU Cap H.B. Butterfield

CVE	Nehenta Bay/UF, Rudyerd Bay
DE	Wesson, Swearer

TU 30.8.14

TU 30.8.14 CTU Cap R.W. Bockius

CVE	Cape Esperance/UF, Altamaha, Kwajalein
DD	Hull, Hulbert
DE	Donaldson

44/11/21	30.8 Aylwin, Crowley joined
44/11/25	start support Mindoro Landing
44/12/09	30.7 departed Ulithi
44/12/10	30.8.14 refuel TF 38
44/12/13	30.8 - refuel TF 38
44/12/17	30.7 rendezvoused TF 38
44/12/18	typhoon "Cobra": 30.7 - damaged Melvin R. Nawman, Tabberer, 30.8 - sunk Hull, Monaghan damaged Altamaha, Nehenta Bay, Cape Esperance, Dewey, Aylwin, Waterman, AO Nantahala, ATF Jicarilla
44/12/19	30.8 - Thatcher joined from TG 38.3
44/12/20	30.8.14 - Kwajalein, Wesson departed for Guam
44/12/21	30.7, 30.8 arrived Ulithi

"MIKE I." Luzon Landing

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TG 30.7 - HKG Group

CVE	Anzio
DE	Lawrence C.Taylor CortDiv72: Robert F.Keller

TG 30.8 - 3rd Fleet Logistical Group

CVE	Altamaha, Kwajalein, Nehenta Bay, Shipley Bay
DD	Farragut, Dale, Thatcher, Hailey, Kalk, Thorn, Stockham (01/03-01/07)

DE	Kyne, Wesson, Swearer, Stern, Lake, Lyman (till 01/14), Crowley, Reynolds, Grady (from 01/1?), Bangust, Waterman, Weaver, Lamons, Hilbert
AO	Huastonic, Tomahawk, Millicoma, Kennebago, Cimarron, Chicopee, Guadelupe, Patuxent, Kennebego

TU 30.8.?

DE	3: Wesson
AO	5

Fast Refueling Group - FaReGrp

CVE	2
DD	8: Thatcher
AO	6: Guadelupe

44/12/30	start support actions against Luzon
45/01/02	30.8 refueled TG 38.1, 38.2
45/01/03	30.7 departed to support Luzon landing
45/01/05	30.8 refueled TF 38
45/01/06	D-Day Luzon
45/01/07	30.8 - Stockham disjoined 30.8.? departed Ulithi for Leyte
45/01/08	FaReGrp - sail for China Sea to refuel TF 38 30.8 refueled TF 38 255 miles NE of Luzon (19-32N, 125-43E)
45/01/13	FaReGrp refueled TF 38 30.8.? arrived Leyte
45/01/14	30.8 - Wesson escort AO Housatonic from Leyte to Lingayen Gulf
45/01/15	30.8 - Wesson and AO Housatonic arrived Lingayen Gulf
45/01/17	30.8 - Nehenta Bay damaged in storm off Philippines (17-41N, 117-33E)
45/01/19	30.8 - Wesson escort Ao Housatonic from Leyte to Ulithi
45/01/20	FaReGrp - departed China Sea for Guam
45/01/23	Kwajalein returned San Diego 30.8 refueled TF 38
45/01/25	end support actions against Luzon
45/01/26	30.8 - Wesson and Housatonic arrived Ulithi
45/01/27	FaReGrp arrived Guam

"ICEBERG" - Covering Force

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CTF Adm William F. Halsey

TG 30.2

CTG ?

BB	Massachusetts, Indiana, Alabama
DD	Harrison

TG 30.4 06/08-06/09

CruDiv16	CB	Alaska, Guam
	CL	Flint, San Diego
DesRon54	DD	DesDiv107: Remey/SF, McGowan, Melvin, Mertz DesDiv108: Wadleigh

TG 30.5 - Search & Reconnaissance Group

TG 30.7 - Antisubmarine Warfare Group

CVE	Anzio, Tulagi
DE	Oliver Mitchell (till 06/04), William Seiverling (from 05/28)

TG 30.8 - Logistic Support Group (ServRon6)

CTG RAdm Donald B. Beary

CVE	6: Admiralty Islands (untill 06/15), Bougainville, Block Island II (untill 06/16), Salamaua (06/04-06/06), Windham Bay (till 06/16)
CL	Detroit/GF
DD	Stockton, ?Morrison?, Dale, Aylwin, Kalk, Stevenson, Thorn
DE	Lake, Lyman, Crowley, Lovering, Straus, Jack Miller, Reynolds, Corbesier, Conklin, Donaldson, Goss (till 07/2?), Howard F. Clark, Bangust, Waterman, Weaver, Lamons, La Prade
AO	Millicoma, Cowanesque, Lackawanna
AE	Shasta

TG 30.9 - Service Squadron 10

CTG ?

TG 30.12

TU 30.12.2

Nicholas

45/05/28	TF 50 > TF 30 30.7 start ASW patrol 400 miles N of Guam
45/05/30	30.7 Anzio sinking I-12
45/06/04	30.7 - Oliver Mitchell disjoined 30.8 sail together with TG 38.1+38.4 - Salamaua joined from TG 32.1
45/06/05	30.7 - departed for Guam -> Ulithi 30.8 - typhoon -damaged Salamaua, Windham Bay, Attu, Bougainville, Conklin (22-17N, 131-48E), Donaldson (22-17N, 131-48E)
45/06/08	30.4 detached from TG 38.4 30.7 arrived Ulithi
45/06/09	30.4 - CruDiv16+DesDiv107 shell Okino Ogari Shima
45/06/10	30.2 detached from TG 38.1 shell Minami Ogari Shima
45/06/11	30.2 arrived Ulithi 30.8 - Dale disjoined
45/06/15	30.12.2 departed Ulithi for Okinawa
45/06/16	30.8 - Windham Bay detached to P.H.
45/06/17	30.7 departed for San Pedro Bay, Leyte

1945/07 - 08 - Home Land Raids

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TG 30.3

TU 30.3.9

Cap G.E. Short

CV	Intrepid/UF, Antietam (till 08/23)
CVL	Cabot
DD	Kimberley, Yarnall, Halsey Powell, Robert K. Huntington, Miles C. Fox, O'Brien II, Allen M. Sumner

TG 30.7 - ASW Group

CVE	Anzio (VC-13)
DE	Lawrence C. Taylor, Robert F. Keller, Tabberer

TG 30.8 - 3rd Fleet Logistical Group

CT RAdm Donald B. Beary

CVE	Gilbert Islands, Admiralty Islands(from 45/06/29 c/a - 45/07/21), Anzio(07/06-08/19), Kitkun Bay (until 08/15), Steamer Bay (07/03-07/21), Chenango (07/26-?), Nehenta Bay, Sitkoh Bay (08/25-09/05), Thetis Bay, Hollandia, Roi, Munda (from 07/20)
CL	Detroit/GF
DD	Dewey (till 09/21), Woodworth (07/10-08/22), Farenholt (06/19-07/28), Kalk, Stevenson, Stockton, Thorn (from 07/04), Lardner, Bristol II (07/29-08/05) DesDiv41: Taylor (07/08-08/03, 08/08-08/13), Nicholas (06/2? - 08/11), Hopewell (from 08/0?)
DE	Kyne, Bebas, LeRay Wilson, Melvin R. Nawman, William C. Miller (07/20-08/19), Cabana (07/17-09/0?), Dionne (from 07/25), Deede (07/21-08/16, 08/21-09/0?), Elden (from 07/21), Lake, Lyman (from 07/03), Crowley, Oliver Mitchell, Reynolds, Mitchell (from 45/08), Donaldson, William Seiverling (till 07/23), Kendall C. Campbell, Joseph E. Connolly, Howard F. Clark, Willmarth (from 07/03), Bangust, Waterman, Weaver, Lamons, McClelland (from 07/04), Carlson, Hilbert
APD	Runels (08/16-08/2?)
AO	Ashtabula, Kennebago, Chikaskia
LSD	Tomahawk (from 08/16?)
APA	Presidio
AKA	Alcyone

45/06/26	30.8 - William Seiverling with CortDiv? joined at Leyte
45/06/28	30.8 departed Leyte
45/06/30	30.8 arrived Ulithi
45/07/03	30.8 - Steamer Bay departed Ulithi with AOs to area E of Honshu, Lyman joined
45/07/06	30.7 - San Pedro Bay - sail to Japan 30.8 - San Pedro Bay - sail to Japan
45/07/12	30.8 - refuel TF 38
45/07/14	30.8: refuel Anzio
45/07/16	30.7: Anzio sinking I-13 30.8 - refuel TF 38
45/07/17	30.8 - Cabana joined at Ulithi
45/07/20	30.8 - refuel TF 38 30.8 - Munda, William C. Miller joined
45/07/21	30.8 - Steamer Bay departed forward area, Deede joined
45/07/23	30.3.9 - Antietam detached to Guam to investigate engine troubles 30.8 - William Seiverling disjoined at Ulithi
45/07/25	30.8 - Dionne joined at Ulithi 30.3.9 - Cabot, O´Brien II, Allen M. Sumner - detached to refuel with TG 30.8, then sail to join TG 38.3
45/07/26	30.8 - Chenango joined
45/07/28	30.8 - San Pedro Bay
45/07/29	30.8 - Bristol II joined at Guam
45/08/03	30.8 - refuel TF 38
45/08/05	30.8 - Bristol II damaged by collision with AO Ashtabula
45/08/07	30.8 - refuel TF 38
45/08/11	30.8 - refuel TF 38 - Nicholas disjoined to TG 38.4
45/08/16	30.8 - Deede detached
45/08/21	30.3.9 departed Eniwetok to join TF 38 off Japanese coast 30.8 - Dewey disjoined, Deede rejoined
45/08/23	30.3.9 - Antietam detached for Guam
45/08/25	30.3.9 meet TG 30.8, after refuel ships divided into TF 38 groups 30.8 Sitkoh Bay joined
45/08/30?	30.8 - Gilbert Islands disjoined, Vella Gulf joined
45/08/31	30.8 refueled TG 38.3
45/09/01	30.8 - Detroit entered Tokio Bay

Homeland Occupation

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TG 30.3

TU 30.3.7

CL	Vicksburg
DD	Moale, Rowe, Lowry

TG 30.6

CTG Commo Rodger W. Simpson

Gosselin

TG 30.8

TU 30.8.9

DD	Wilkes
DE	Bangust, Weaver

45/08/15	30.6 formed to liberate, evacuate, and care for Allied POWs in Japan
45/08/20	30.3.7 departed San Pedro Bay, Leyte for Japan
45/08/24	30.3.7 - Vicksburg disjoined to TG 38.2, Moale to TG 38.4, Lowry to TG 38.3 30.8.9 departed Ulithi to patrol off Mariana and Bonin Is.
45/08/27	30.8 - Bangust boarded I-14 and Weaver I-400 E of Jokosuka
45/08/29	30.6 arrived Tokio Bay
45/09/03	30.8.9 arrived Okinawa